The philosophy behind our curriculum at Bright Sparks is that play is the way in which children learn, develop and grow.

The programme we offer follows the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and is based on the children’s interests and needs and the provisions made by educators to support and encourage children in their play and meaningful learning experiences.

The physical environment, both indoors and outdoors, plays a major part in the delivery of our program at Bright Sparks. We endeavour to create a welcoming and inviting atmosphere where children, families’ and staff feel a sense of belonging. We run indoor/outdoor self-directed play time for large blocks of time during the day in both the Starlight Room and the Rainbow Room. During this time the children choose to work/play spontaneously on their own, in a small group or take part in a teacher initiated activity that has been planned as part of the day.

To encourage children to develop skills in all developmental areas – social/emotional, cognitive, language, physical – and school readiness, we have the indoor environment set up with a variety of learning areas.

The outdoor environment also provides the children with many opportunities to develop skills in all developmental areas and to enjoy learning as they play. We recognise that the outdoors is a special and unique part of the Australian culture. Bright Sparks has a wonderful outdoor environment and offers a variety of learning areas such as:

Garden areas for exploring nature

A Vegetable garden for the children to plant, care for and harvest produce

Animals housing for birds, chickens and rabbits – children assist in feeding and caring for the animals

A Bike track for two wheelers, three wheelers, push toys, carts and scooters

A trampoline, climbing equipment and swings

Sand pit area and mud pit area

Areas for ball games, parachute games and other gross motor games

Construction area

Water play, Art & Craft, music and role play resources are set up at various times